Small states vs. Large states

There is an old proverb which says United we stand together, divided we fell apart. But at times, life poses such a peculiar condition in front of us that we find it not only difficult but harmful to stay together. Current developments in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh state have created the more or less the same kind of situation. People of one part of the state want, united Andhra, whereas those belonging to telangana region want their region to be declared as a separate state, which prior to the consolidation of Andhra region was a different territory having under the Nizam of Hyderabad.
Since independence we have seen many movements seeking separate statehood, mostly on the basis of language, which resulted in the formation of state re organization committee and then different states on the basis of language.
When this absurd and divisive idea of division on the basis of language started falling apart, then a new wave of creation of separate states on the basis of developmental issues arouse. Remember, the main divisive power in Europe was the languages and despite that, while dividing states on linguistic basis our democracy didn’t learn any lesson and agreed upon to divide the country on the basis of language.
This ‘hit and trial’ and proactive approach has created nothing but chaos in our society. Had we decided to resolve any issue at one go despite solving only a part of it and tried to analyze the root cause of a particular problem, we as a nation would have been a more robust and cohesive society. But, this approach of taking political benefit out of any issue, irrespective of the volatility of the matter has left us so divided and frustrated that I don’t see any chance of reversing it (under current circumstances).

This is for the kind information of all of those intellectuals, who say that how many parts we are going to create out of this nation, that United States of America having a population of only around 300 millions has a setup of 50 states. Some of the European countries are in fact smaller than most of our states.
I belong to a state, which is projected as one of the developed state in our country; still a part of it (Ahirwal) is one of the most backward regions of this nation. Believe me or not, this backwardness is among all sphere of life be it educational, economical or political. So, if a part of such a small state can be left underdeveloped, I can very well imagine the condition of Vidarbh, Telangana or Bundelkhand.
I am not saying that creation of smaller states is the only option, but creation of a cadre of value based politician who are unbiased and impartial in their approach of development seems to be quite futuristic. We need a brand of politician who don’t categorize on the basis of constituency, region, language, caste and religion but consider the entire state as their own, especially when they become CM or ministers. In current scenario, any minister or CM could not rise above their own constituencies; forget about the region around that particular constituency to be developed.

“Either you give me my share, as I deserve or let the division to be a learning experience”